More commonly known as “al-‘Iqna”.
Author: Sharaf al-Din Abu-n Naja Musa b. Ahmad al-Hajjawi al-Maqdisi al-Dimashqi al-Salihi (d. 968 AH)
al-Buhuti said in the introduction of his commentary on the book:
“No one came after him who was like him nor was there anyone after him was able to walk in his footsteps.”
Ibn al-‘Imad said in al-Shadharat:
“There wasn’t anyone else who authored something that could match it in the number juristic issues that are in it nor in its meticulousness.”
Ibn Badran said in al-Madhkhal:
“A large single volume containing many benefit.”
He also said,
“He (al-Hajjawi) followed the example of the author of al-Mustaw’ib in the way he authored the book. In fact, most of his book was based on it (al-Mustaw’ib), and also on al-Muharrar, al-Furu’ and al-Muqni’; he brought them all under one opinion. Thus, these two books (al-Iqna’ and al-Muntaha) and their commentaries became that which the later day Hanbali scholars relied upon.”
He said whilst commenting on the book al-Mustaw’ib,
“al-Hajjawi based al-Iqna’ on this book and made it an essential aspect of his book. Even though he doesn’t mention this in the introduction, it becomes clear when contemplates over the two books.”
Sh. Bakr Abu Zaid said in al-Madhkhal:
“Due these distinctive features of this book, it eventually gained a special place and a high position in the eyes of the Hanbali scholars; the formation of juristic opinions and verdicts were based on it; the later Hanbalis busied themselves in writing commentaries on it and summarizing it and explaining its phrases and wordings. It became more relied upon especially after the Muhaqqiq of the Madhhab, Sh. Mansur al-Buhuti, authored his outstanding commentary on the book.”
This book carries the name of another book which is also called al-Iqna’ by Ibn al-Zaghuni al-Hanbali (d. 527 AH)
The name of al-Buhuti’s (d. 1051 AH) commentary on the book is called Kashhaf al-Qina’.
It is said that Sh. Sulaiman b. ‘Ali b. Musharraf al-Tamimi (d. 1079 AH) also wrote a commentary on the book. But when he met Sh. Mansur al-Buhuti during Hajj in the year 1049 AH and read the book to him he realised that it was not much different than the on the Sh. Mansur wrote, so he got rid of his one.
The book also has footnotes by Sh. Mansur al-Buhuti himself and also another one by al-Khalwati (d. 1088 AH), (al-Buhuti’s nephew, student, and son in-law) which was compiled by Ibn Humaid (d. 1088 AH) in 12 volumes.
There is also “Sharh Gharib al-Iqna” by al-Hajjawi himself.
al-Iqna’ was also abridged by ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Abdillah Aba Batin (d. 1121 AH).
Sh. Mar’i al-Karmi (d. 1033 AH) merged the book with a few others in his “Ghayatul Muntaha Fi-l Jam’ Bayna-l Iqna’ Wa-l Muntaha”
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